Trunk.



G. H. WHEARY.

TBUNK. APPLICATION FILED APBHIZ, !912.

1,1 19,133, Patufied Dec. 1,1914] iltmhggfa UNITED Siifiiliiii PATEN 1 OFFICE.

GEQRGE WHEARY, O1 RACINE, \VISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE HARTMANN TRUNK EOMPANY, Oi? RACINE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

THU NR.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

Application fileii April if: 1912. Serial No. 690,327.

To all 10km '56 mm; mm '11:

Be it known that. i. .m'iei ii. Wnnnnf' 1 citizen of the nitial Mum-1, and resideni in Racine, in the county of Racine and State of \Visconsin. lime inn-anvil new and main! lmpl'owniente in n? which the fellowing is a -1l-. .7 intimn reference lining lied he theaumnpnn hip; drawings ii'hiizh are pint of Ellis tape. .Ihmtim'i.

It is (me f The Ulfi lLfilS; of the inwntien te provide a trunk in liivh the frame zinc? m ner portion the N we oi g rezih i' i gii w iii-til Sllrfii'lgil" than trunks all Olfillldif 9 st ain m inn} will resist gi'eatei' Sllflliib.

A further object of the invemiion is construct av trunk in which the corner post imnueetions therenf are so formed to reinforce the whnle iinni; and provide the maximum strength with the minimum mmmnfi ol' maierial and labor.

A further nh eci; of the imention provide ii trunk infvliie 'a tin: inels at is Le b the panels in lmn'r .1? m mg 2119 trunk are covered b; the p l illllfll foi'nniiion (Fl we View. mi 21 large." sinners iii tm: trim V (if ihi; .np a:

mi upper fie wring in ihe iii'ian'izig ii: nnii nwnl in 'iimles {he iei'l ml LUi'iiti' m. J the upper and lewe i h r n mg l iwer emf wins in fine 1L;

of the impr-iwed trunk. The posts are diiii lerl lmi-iziumnll fl, [0 provide for the body and lid pertinns 0f the trunk, and me joined tegethei' hv imir'y hinges 11 and the usual furnishings when completed a trunk. The melding frem which the posts and rails are made has a cross section of the form of 1 righi-nngled triangle with the r 'ht angle rmmilei'l off. The rahhets I h formed in the sides adjacent the roundi i pnrtien to a depth correspenzling to the thieln'iess of panels extending into the ltllili'llllfi} poi-Livin to fm'rn a flush outer suri'onmleii UUY'HQY' portion. The

pnnelshy {he numeml 14. line wnpe; and lower rails are "keyed in feini upper and. lewer rectangulm' frames '16, zlli the Initera-d ends 17 of the rnhimteii noriinns of the rails are cut l'iernmhtully in. ih hQ zmgles with respect $0 the lint 3F iii milv! joints to acconmwdate the will pm ef the cerner posts 8 eil?" 7 ml on the ends by the i mriienr; 1n the \mmhheied ends i, nnil on ihvii" inner faces by the (he i-n ii'jenril m'tiuns of the rails. *ing gulai 'ilfh'l'lfi are fa. ened {0 the w nails *1 whivh are driven through mi'isi 11ml into 'ihe ends rune-is A site set inin the mini-ii. by the li'lblwiled. and rails and an": nailed J! which are ilriven 0hihu mh'pmrtions o'l' the panel; and int; tin} nah; and rails. As the vnil -zntinns ml [lit panels: :ihni against the "fl 01'' we izililwteii portions of the 5i (illd"ri- I: nu-22x mill i n n. i: anal er twisting strains am w l to u i-nnsiilemhle extent nn l i ii; ol'ailw ii"? :i i also Sena to bind Q i. intnnately and a e v ine tively strong and heavy frame the resultant structure is stronger and possesses strain resisting qualities over the ordinary trunks.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A trunk, comprising an upper and a lower rectangular reinforcing frame formed of lengths of mately triangulai in cross section and having mitered corners, the rabbets being formed in the right angled portions and the corner edges and forming panel recesses, the outer mitered corner portions of the rabbeted portions forming post recesses, corner posts spacing the frames apart and ha ring their end portions extending into the post recesses and m'erlapping the initered corners, said posts also being formed of lengths of rabbeted material approximately triangular in cross section, the rabbeted portions being formed in the right angled portions and the corner edges, the rabbeted portions of the posts and the rectangular frames forming outer side and end panel recesses, and panels inserted in all of said recesses and fastened to the frames and to the corner posts.

2. A trunk, comprising an upper and a lower rectangular reinforcing frame formed of lengths of rabbeted material approximatel y triangular in cross section and having mitered corners, the rabbets being formed in the right angled portions and the corner edges, parts of the outer mitered corner portions of the rabbeted portions of each corner being cut away in a line extending at right angles to the line of the miter joint to form post recesses, corner posts spacing the frames apart and ha ving their end portions extending into the post recesses and overlapping the mitered corners, said posts also being formed of lengths of rabbeted mate rial approximately triangular in cross sec-- tion, the rabbeted portions being formed in the right angled portions and the corner edges, the rabbeted portions of the posts and the rectangular frames forming outer panel recesses, and panels inserted in all of said recesses and fastened to the frames and to the corner posts.

A trunk, comprising an upper and a lower rectangular reinforcing frame formed of lengths of rabbeted material approximatel y triangular in cross section and having mitered corners, the rabbets being formed in the right angled portions and the corner edges, parts of the outer mitered corner portions of the rabbeted portions of each corner being cut away in a line extending at right angles to the line of the miter joint to form post recesses, corner posts spacing the frames apart and having their end portions extending into the post recesses and over the mitered unrabbeted portions of the joints and having their inner faces bearing against the angularly cut rabbeted ends of the corner portions of the frames, means for securing the rectangular frames to the posts, said posts also being formed of lengths of rabbeted material approximately triangular in cross section, the rabbeted portions being formed in the right angled portions and the corner edges and said rabbeted portions registering with and being flush with the rabbeted portions of the rectangular frames to form outer panel recesses, and panels inserted in all of said panel recesses and fastened to the frames and to the corner posts.

4. A reinforcing frame corner construction for a trunk, comprising a pair of rabbeted frame members approximately triangular in cross section, the rabbets being formed on two faces of the member in the right angled portions and the corner edges, said members being muered and joins d togetlier to form a right angled corner, parts of the outer rabbeted nziteret'l corner portions of the members on one being cut away in a line extending at right ang to the line of the joint to form a postspace, and a square ended rabbeted oost exteudin into said space and abutting against both members and having a portien of its on rabbeted face bearing against the angularly cut rahbeted portmns of the members, said post beingapproxiniately triangular in cross mtttlOIl with the rabbeted portions formed in the angled portions and the corner edges, the rahbeted portions forming outer panel recesses.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE H. \VHEARY. Witnesses:

MAX BLOCII, CLiNT D. F RAZELL. 

